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IBM Working on Brain-Rivaling Computer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the will-it-get-bored-too dept.

Obdurate writes "The first supercomputers to approach and even surpass the processing power of the human brain are to be built by IBM, under a $184M contract announced by the US Government yesterday. ASCI Purple and Blue Gene/L will be the fastest and most powerful machines built, with a combined capacity equal to the 500 best of todays computers."

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  1. Arg Skylabs are here! by rastachops · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    nooooooo keep the Terminators away from me!